MiL recently lost her dh; they had many dogs she wants to rehome 1yr old springer. Dh v excited at prospect of us homing the dog.. I want to be kind to dh (& ds loves dogs) and help mil but also don’t want to make a mistake. My sil recently agreed to have puppy as db desperately wanted one & seeing her not cope with 5yr & 2.5yr old plus puppy has really put me off!
This particular dog is boisterous but so friendly - & trained! I love the idea of walks with a dog but I am unsure of the practicalities for our family right now. We always wanted a dog, but I would not ideally choose to have one now as after a day of toddler parenting (ds nearly 2) I do not have the energy or patience a dog deserves. I mainly work from home but do have occasional work trips away. Dh says we could leave dog in large kennel in garden while we are out working but I am unsure about this.
We hope for another child & thought of being pregnant with toddler fills me with dread, without adding dog walking/ house cleaning/work to the mix. I suffer from spd (pelvic girdle pain) & seeing physio - cannot walk more than 20 mins without pain. Physio said another pregnancy could be v uncomfortable which adds to worries about taking on a dog. DH incredibly supportive & does so much to help generally so I know he would do what he could, but the time he would be taking to walk the dog would be time away from us as a family & helping with ds. Then if there was a newborn to add to the mix...
Having not had a dog of our own I am unsure of the impact it will have, or if I am worrying needlessly. Am I mad to be saying yes.. or unkind to be saying no to helping MiL & giving dh & ds a dog they would both love to have (& chance to skip puppy phase)??
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pygmywarrior · 24/10/2014 15:28
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